To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website

The QC, Vol. 82, No. 09 • November 2, 1995

1995_11_02_p001

W H I T T I E R
COLLEGE
~^T^^^ ^-^ November 2,1995
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
► SPORTS
Men's soccer placed
third in SCIAC, and four
Poets were picked for all-
SCIAC teams. Scott
Mansen chosen as runner-
up Conference Player of
the Year. pg 16
CAMP UaS
Uf
► The Visit
You're standing at the
keg and you look up. Are
those somebody's parents? Yep. Families descended on the campus for
Parent's Weekend, pg 7
COLLEGE
At
► Neros Rome
The Portland, Ore. band
Neros Rome performs tonight on the Quad. Do
their distinctive sound and
pointed, lyrics make the
grade? Find out. pg 10
Ttii! k
' ' ' : ""s
Hon -ng. The fes-
■■ ■ ■■■■:
Thursday. Nov. 2:
Carnival "2-6 p.m. in tbe
Upper Quad
Live bands from 5 to 7:30
p.m.
Free food an. will
be available, the Cheer and
Dance teams will perform,
and the under-class courts
will be announced.
Fridi 3:
Dance from 9 p.m. to
ia 1XL£
Picture packages will be
Saturday, Nov. 4:
Game at 7 p.m. with the
Coronation and performances by Dance and
Cheer teams at half-time.
► Student Gov't
Eler s
V; posi
tions is Thursday and Friday Nov. 9-10 from 9 a.m.
to 4 p room.
Guidelines Changed on Pledging Attire
SOCIETIES
► J/te dean of students
changed the type of clothing
allowed during pledging. Some
society members expressed
dissatisfaction with the ruling.
by MEGAN TAYLOR
QC Managing Editor
New guidelines for the wearing of "pride attire" during societies' New Member Education were
established by Dean of Students
Susan Allen on Oct. 30.
Allen made the decision with
input from the Society Advisory
Board, members of the faculty
and other College officials, she
said.
A letter she sent to societies
informed members that uniforms,
or "pride attire," are restricted to
sweatshirts, tee shirts, sweaters,
hats/caps, shorts and pins.
Items that may not be permis-
sibleinclude the dresses traditionally worn by the Athenians and
Metaphonians, jackets worn by
the Orthogonians and scarves
worn by the Thalians.
The ruling also requires that
new members have input into the
attire they wear and that the societies cannot assess penalties for
not wearing the attire.
Some society members expressed dissatisfaction with the
ruling.
"We're very disappointed, of
course," said sophomore Joanna
Gerber, a member of the Metaphonian society who sits on SAB.
"It's not easy to throw so much
tradition out the window."
"I know that not everybody is
going to be happy," Allen said.
The Metaphonian uniform,
which traditionally includes ablue
pinafore, has been worn by pledges for more than 60 years, Gerber
said.
"We sacrificed more than we
should have had to," Gerber said.
"But I think that the decision will
help to minimize the problem the
faculty had with pledging."
Dave Stimler, a junior and
member of the Orthogonian society, acknowledged that "some
societies feel they've lost a lot
more than others."
The policy, Stimler said, "is
sort of restricting, but it leaves
SPEAKER
!»• Inhisfirstpublicappearance
since the seventies, Pilot Paul
Tibbets spoke before a large
audience, telling his side of the
story in the bombing of
Hiroshima.
by LORNA BELL
& CATHERINE PAYNE
QC Staff Members
Brigadier General Paul Tib-
bets said he had no regrets regarding his position as Commander of
the plane that dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima. Tibbets
spoke on Wednesday, Nov. I, to a
near capacity crowd in the Shannon Center.
The visit was Tibbets first
public appearance since the early
seventies and will be his final ap-
4 pearance as a speaker, he said.
Tibbets is one of four men remaining from the crew of the Eno-
la Gay. The others died of natural
causes.
The project to build the bomb,
commonly known as the Manhattan Project, culminated on August
6, 1945. The Enola Gay was
named after Tibbets' mother, who
was the only family member supportive of his career as a pilot.
The target, the industrial center of
-. ... QC File Photo
Susan Allen
lots of room to work with her. I'm
hopeful."
Senior Janine Leigh Kramer is
a member of the Thalian society,
chair of Inter-Society Council and
a member of SAB. "I think Dean
Allen made a fair decision," she
said. "And although it's unfortunate that some societies had to
lose their uniforms, I hope that
this will be seen as a concession
on the part of the students and will
help faculty-society relations."
Mike McBride, chair of the
faculty, said, "Given all the concerns expressed by faculty and
societies, it is a pretty good compromise."
The decision is based on the
recommendations released in 1991
by the Ad Hoc Committee on Society Practices and Governance,
which has since been dissolved.
The student, faculty, administration committee report included
a recommendation that "No sort
of special uniform, dress, etc. shall
be allowed.... New member classes shall be prohibited from dressing alike. Society sweatshirts, tee
shirts, and pins are acceptable as
'normalclothing.' Scarves,aprons
and other accessories will not be
allowed."
This policy was in place for
the 1992-93 year, but following
student concerns, the policy was
amended the next year by SAB to
allow a return to uniforms.
Allen pointed out that, at the
time, SAB's constitution was unclear as to who had the final say on
society issues: the dean of students or SAB. Allen said that
recent revisions state explicitly
that while SAB is there to advise
her, the final decision is hers.
At the time, faculty were quite
distressed by the return of the uniforms. "Faculty see uniforms as
Please see ATTIRE, pg. 6
Enola Gay Pilot Shares
Thoughts on Historic Flight
CAMPUS INN
Hiroshima, had a population of
350, 000.
The fact that Hiroshima was
not a military target brought up
ethical implications.
During the question and answer period, Go Yoshita, an exchange student from Japan, asked
Tibbets if the death of so many
innocent people bothered him.
"I believe that [the bombing]
was a massacre because the bomb
killed neither soldiers nor the
emperor, but the civilians," Yoshita said. ^
"Yes, there were innocent
people killed," Tibbets responded. "But in truth they were all
soldiers of war... Every person
contributed in the war in some
way... there was no such thing as
separating the innocent from the
guilty—we're all guilty."
Tibbets described the flight as
being the most boring flight he
ever flew because it was proce-
durely flawless. The crew was
over ten miles away when the
bomb detonated, but the crew still
felt the explosion.
Tibbets described the sky as
"the most brilliant blue I have
ever seen," he said.
Tibbets began his presentation with a timeline of the world
events which culminated into the
dropping of the bomb in 1945.
Please see TIBBETS, pg. 6
ISSUE 9 • VOLUME 82
-. ' :■':,, :.;■-.-■„■■■ ' ....:..
Joshua Rosenthal, a senior, shows his exasperation
with the CI line during the lunch hour rush (above).
CI. Debuts Speedier Service
by TIM KAZULES
QC Asst News Editor
The Campus Inn debuted a
new fast menu service called
the Super Highway Diamond
Line. The line will offer a different fast-food type entree to
students every day of the week.
Assistant Manager Becky
Gonzalez thought of the idea
about a month ago after students responded favorably to
the fast food items. The line is
in addition to the normal lunch
entree (including the light and
vegetarian items), the made-
to-order stand, the sandwich
bar. and the soup station.
"At the moment, some students don't realize that their are
two separate lines." said Stu-
"bui with tbe many different
stations, and cutlery at each
one. the. wait should decrease."
"We have an open-door
policy on idws," said lead cook
Brian Perkins, "We are always
looking for favorite recipes of
the students and have a giant
team of dedicated staff who
work towards pleasing the students."

W H I T T I E R
COLLEGE
~^T^^^ ^-^ November 2,1995
Quaker Campus
The Voice Of The Campus Since 1914
► SPORTS
Men's soccer placed
third in SCIAC, and four
Poets were picked for all-
SCIAC teams. Scott
Mansen chosen as runner-
up Conference Player of
the Year. pg 16
CAMP UaS
Uf
► The Visit
You're standing at the
keg and you look up. Are
those somebody's parents? Yep. Families descended on the campus for
Parent's Weekend, pg 7
COLLEGE
At
► Neros Rome
The Portland, Ore. band
Neros Rome performs tonight on the Quad. Do
their distinctive sound and
pointed, lyrics make the
grade? Find out. pg 10
Ttii! k
' ' ' : ""s
Hon -ng. The fes-
■■ ■ ■■■■:
Thursday. Nov. 2:
Carnival "2-6 p.m. in tbe
Upper Quad
Live bands from 5 to 7:30
p.m.
Free food an. will
be available, the Cheer and
Dance teams will perform,
and the under-class courts
will be announced.
Fridi 3:
Dance from 9 p.m. to
ia 1XL£
Picture packages will be
Saturday, Nov. 4:
Game at 7 p.m. with the
Coronation and performances by Dance and
Cheer teams at half-time.
► Student Gov't
Eler s
V; posi
tions is Thursday and Friday Nov. 9-10 from 9 a.m.
to 4 p room.
Guidelines Changed on Pledging Attire
SOCIETIES
► J/te dean of students
changed the type of clothing
allowed during pledging. Some
society members expressed
dissatisfaction with the ruling.
by MEGAN TAYLOR
QC Managing Editor
New guidelines for the wearing of "pride attire" during societies' New Member Education were
established by Dean of Students
Susan Allen on Oct. 30.
Allen made the decision with
input from the Society Advisory
Board, members of the faculty
and other College officials, she
said.
A letter she sent to societies
informed members that uniforms,
or "pride attire," are restricted to
sweatshirts, tee shirts, sweaters,
hats/caps, shorts and pins.
Items that may not be permis-
sibleinclude the dresses traditionally worn by the Athenians and
Metaphonians, jackets worn by
the Orthogonians and scarves
worn by the Thalians.
The ruling also requires that
new members have input into the
attire they wear and that the societies cannot assess penalties for
not wearing the attire.
Some society members expressed dissatisfaction with the
ruling.
"We're very disappointed, of
course," said sophomore Joanna
Gerber, a member of the Metaphonian society who sits on SAB.
"It's not easy to throw so much
tradition out the window."
"I know that not everybody is
going to be happy," Allen said.
The Metaphonian uniform,
which traditionally includes ablue
pinafore, has been worn by pledges for more than 60 years, Gerber
said.
"We sacrificed more than we
should have had to," Gerber said.
"But I think that the decision will
help to minimize the problem the
faculty had with pledging."
Dave Stimler, a junior and
member of the Orthogonian society, acknowledged that "some
societies feel they've lost a lot
more than others."
The policy, Stimler said, "is
sort of restricting, but it leaves
SPEAKER
!»• Inhisfirstpublicappearance
since the seventies, Pilot Paul
Tibbets spoke before a large
audience, telling his side of the
story in the bombing of
Hiroshima.
by LORNA BELL
& CATHERINE PAYNE
QC Staff Members
Brigadier General Paul Tib-
bets said he had no regrets regarding his position as Commander of
the plane that dropped the atomic
bomb on Hiroshima. Tibbets
spoke on Wednesday, Nov. I, to a
near capacity crowd in the Shannon Center.
The visit was Tibbets first
public appearance since the early
seventies and will be his final ap-
4 pearance as a speaker, he said.
Tibbets is one of four men remaining from the crew of the Eno-
la Gay. The others died of natural
causes.
The project to build the bomb,
commonly known as the Manhattan Project, culminated on August
6, 1945. The Enola Gay was
named after Tibbets' mother, who
was the only family member supportive of his career as a pilot.
The target, the industrial center of
-. ... QC File Photo
Susan Allen
lots of room to work with her. I'm
hopeful."
Senior Janine Leigh Kramer is
a member of the Thalian society,
chair of Inter-Society Council and
a member of SAB. "I think Dean
Allen made a fair decision," she
said. "And although it's unfortunate that some societies had to
lose their uniforms, I hope that
this will be seen as a concession
on the part of the students and will
help faculty-society relations."
Mike McBride, chair of the
faculty, said, "Given all the concerns expressed by faculty and
societies, it is a pretty good compromise."
The decision is based on the
recommendations released in 1991
by the Ad Hoc Committee on Society Practices and Governance,
which has since been dissolved.
The student, faculty, administration committee report included
a recommendation that "No sort
of special uniform, dress, etc. shall
be allowed.... New member classes shall be prohibited from dressing alike. Society sweatshirts, tee
shirts, and pins are acceptable as
'normalclothing.' Scarves,aprons
and other accessories will not be
allowed."
This policy was in place for
the 1992-93 year, but following
student concerns, the policy was
amended the next year by SAB to
allow a return to uniforms.
Allen pointed out that, at the
time, SAB's constitution was unclear as to who had the final say on
society issues: the dean of students or SAB. Allen said that
recent revisions state explicitly
that while SAB is there to advise
her, the final decision is hers.
At the time, faculty were quite
distressed by the return of the uniforms. "Faculty see uniforms as
Please see ATTIRE, pg. 6
Enola Gay Pilot Shares
Thoughts on Historic Flight
CAMPUS INN
Hiroshima, had a population of
350, 000.
The fact that Hiroshima was
not a military target brought up
ethical implications.
During the question and answer period, Go Yoshita, an exchange student from Japan, asked
Tibbets if the death of so many
innocent people bothered him.
"I believe that [the bombing]
was a massacre because the bomb
killed neither soldiers nor the
emperor, but the civilians," Yoshita said. ^
"Yes, there were innocent
people killed," Tibbets responded. "But in truth they were all
soldiers of war... Every person
contributed in the war in some
way... there was no such thing as
separating the innocent from the
guilty—we're all guilty."
Tibbets described the flight as
being the most boring flight he
ever flew because it was proce-
durely flawless. The crew was
over ten miles away when the
bomb detonated, but the crew still
felt the explosion.
Tibbets described the sky as
"the most brilliant blue I have
ever seen," he said.
Tibbets began his presentation with a timeline of the world
events which culminated into the
dropping of the bomb in 1945.
Please see TIBBETS, pg. 6
ISSUE 9 • VOLUME 82
-. ' :■':,, :.;■-.-■„■■■ ' ....:..
Joshua Rosenthal, a senior, shows his exasperation
with the CI line during the lunch hour rush (above).
CI. Debuts Speedier Service
by TIM KAZULES
QC Asst News Editor
The Campus Inn debuted a
new fast menu service called
the Super Highway Diamond
Line. The line will offer a different fast-food type entree to
students every day of the week.
Assistant Manager Becky
Gonzalez thought of the idea
about a month ago after students responded favorably to
the fast food items. The line is
in addition to the normal lunch
entree (including the light and
vegetarian items), the made-
to-order stand, the sandwich
bar. and the soup station.
"At the moment, some students don't realize that their are
two separate lines." said Stu-
"bui with tbe many different
stations, and cutlery at each
one. the. wait should decrease."
"We have an open-door
policy on idws," said lead cook
Brian Perkins, "We are always
looking for favorite recipes of
the students and have a giant
team of dedicated staff who
work towards pleasing the students."